New and Revised Guidelines and Editorial Changes

November 2020 – New Guideline

• ANZCOR Guideline 9.2.11 - First Aid Management of the Agitated Person November 22, 2020 (0.3 MiB - 20 downloads)
  

September 2020 – Revised Guideline

• ANZCOR Guideline 9.3.4 - Heat Induced Illness (Hyperthermia) September 12, 2020 (0.3 MiB - 4030 downloads)
  

March 2020 – Revised Guideline

• ANZCOR Guideline 9.4.1- Australian Snake Bite March 22, 2020 (0.3 MiB - 5564 downloads)
  

March 2020 – New Guideline

• ANZCOR Guideline 10.2 - ALS Training March 22, 2020 (0.4 MiB - 141 downloads)
  

Worksheets to support Guideline 10.2

• Worksheet to support Guideline 10.2 ALS Training (Feedback) March 22, 2020 (0.2 MiB - 103 downloads)
  
• Worksheet to support Guideline 10.2 ALS Training (Precourse Learning) March 22, 2020 (0.1 MiB - 145 downloads)
  
• Worksheet to support Guideline 10.2 ALS Training (Simulation) March 22, 2020 (0.2 MiB - 130 downloads)
  

November 2019 – Revised Guidelines

• ANZCOR Guideline 9.1.7 - First Aid Management of a Crushed Victim November 28, 2019 (0.3 MiB - 5888 downloads)
  
• ANZCOR Guideline 9.2.3 - Shock November 28, 2019 (0.2 MiB - 4354 downloads)
  

February 2019

• ARC Guideline 11.1 – Introduction to and Principles of In-hospital Resuscitation February 7, 2019 (0.5 MiB - 10084 downloads)
  Change at bottom of Page 8 for consistency with Guideline 11.3

August 2018

• ARC Guideline 11.1 – Introduction to and Principles of In-hospital Resuscitation February 7, 2019 (0.5 MiB - 10084 downloads)
  Statement included for Checking Resuscitation Equipment (pages 5/6)
• ANZCOR Guideline 12.1 - Introduction to Paediatric Advanced Life Support June 30, 2017 (0.2 MiB - 6371 downloads)
  Statement included for Checking Resuscitation Equipment (pages 3/4)
• ANZCOR Guideline 13.1 - Introduction to Resuscitation of the Newborn Infant June 30, 2017 (0.2 MiB - 7787 downloads)
  Statement included for Checking Resuscitation Equipment (page 8)

November 2017

• Revised ARC Guideline 11.1 – Introduction to and Principles of In-hospital Resuscitation – November 2017
  ARC Guideline 11.1 – Introduction to and Principles of In-hospital Resuscitation February 7, 2019 (0.5 MiB - 10084 downloads)
  
• “New” Guideline 9.2.9 – First Aid Management of a Diabetic Emergency – November 2017
  ANZCOR Guideline 9.2.9 – First aid Management of a Diabetic Emergency December 1, 2017 (0.3 MiB - 803 downloads)
  

July 2017

• “Revised” ARC Disclaimer and Copyright Statement
• Guideline 9.1.1 First Aid for Management of Bleeding – July 2017 (replaces 9.1.1 Principles for the control of bleeding for first Aiders – Jan 2016)
• Guideline renumbered and moved: Guideline 9.2.10 – The Use of Oxygen in Emergencies moved to Section 9.2 – Medical (Originally Guideline 10.4)

June 2017

• ANZCOR Guideline 11.2 - Protocols for Adult Advanced Life Support June 30, 2017 (0.4 MiB - 17480 downloads)
  Statement included for Checking Resuscitation Equipment (pages 5/6)
• ANZCOR Guideline 12.1 - Introduction to Paediatric Advanced Life Support June 30, 2017 (0.2 MiB - 6371 downloads)
  Statement included for Checking Resuscitation Equipment (pages 3/4)
• ANZCOR Guideline 13.1 - Introduction to Resuscitation of the Newborn Infant June 30, 2017 (0.2 MiB - 7787 downloads)
  Statement included for Checking Resuscitation Equipment (page 8)

March 2017

Glossary updates:

ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT (ALS)
the provision of effective airway management, ventilation of the lungs and production of a circulation by means of techniques additional to those of BASIC LIFE SUPPORT. These techniques may include, but not be limited to, advanced airway management, vascular access/drug therapy and defibrillation. (ARC)

HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
(in the context of first aid, pre-hospital care and resuscitation)
a person who is a registered medical practitioner, registered nurse, registered midwives, or qualified ambulance paramedic or Australian Defence Force medic. (ARC)

The following guidelines were updated to reflect TGA name change:

• ANZCOR Guideline 9.2.7 – First Aid Management of Anaphylaxis August 16, 2016 (0.1 MiB - 8109 downloads)
  
• ANZCOR Guideline 11.5 – Medications in Adult Cardiac Arrest August 16, 2016 (0.2 MiB - 29274 downloads)
  
• ANZCOR Guideline 12.4 – Medications and Fluids in Paediatric Advanced Life Support August 16, 2016 (0.2 MiB - 5717 downloads)
  
• ANZCOR Guideline 12.5 – Management of Specific Dysrhythmias in Paediatric Advanced Life Support August 16, 2016 (0.2 MiB - 6214 downloads)
  
• ANZCOR Guideline 13.1 - Introduction to Resuscitation of the Newborn Infant June 30, 2017 (0.2 MiB - 7787 downloads)
  
• ANZCOR Guideline 13.5 - Tracheal Intubation and Ventilation of the Newly Born Infant November 21, 2016 (0.2 MiB - 3803 downloads)
  
• ANZCOR Guideline 13.6 - Chest Compressions during Resuscitation of the Newborn Infant November 21, 2016 (0.2 MiB - 4920 downloads)
  
• ANZCOR Guideline 13.7 - Medications or Fluids for the Resuscitation of the Newborn Infant November 21, 2016 (0.2 MiB - 3733 downloads)
  

November 2016

• ANZCOR Guideline 9.2.5 - First Aid for Asthma November 12, 2016 (0.3 MiB - 4914 downloads)
  Updated – 3.1 Asthma First Aid Plan
  Additional heading – 4 Regional differences in recommended dose and intervals

August 2016

• ANZCOR Guideline 2 - Managing an Emergency August 6, 2016 (0.1 MiB - 18389 downloads)
  Please see Page 2 of Guideline 2 – addition of 5th dot point under General Principles of Management.

• ANZCOR Guideline 9.2.1 - Recognition and First Aid Management of Heart Attack September 21, 2016 (0.2 MiB - 6863 downloads)
  Addition: Only withhold if the victim is known to be anaphylactic to aspirin.

• ANZCOR Guideline 9.2.2 - Stroke September 14, 2016 (0.2 MiB - 4758 downloads)
  

• ANZCOR Guideline 9.4.3 - Tick Bites and Bee, Wasp and Ant Stings September 21, 2016 (0.1 MiB - 3071 downloads)
  Change: text and references rearranged to separate the bee sting removal and tick removal.